Definitely started down a less tourist traveled road. The last place was a one horse town & this one is only slightly bigger. I think because there are less tourists, the locals are more interested in the ones that are here.

Ok... sounds silly...it totally was... I spent the other day selling bananas. Yes, bananas. Under an umbrella. On the sidewalk. And it was so much fun! The lady who's stand it was spoke no English, but taught me what I hope was "Do you want to buy a banana?". We had a routine - someone would walk by, always intently staring, I'd ask them if they wanted a banana, they'd then stop... & keep staring. And ya just knew they were thinking "Did she just say what I think she said?" Then the lady would double over & burst out laughing. Then the passerby would die laughing. And just to mess with the person, I'd ask again. And boy did they sell! I wish I'd negotiated a commission...

Now today, I traveled from the one horse town to this two horse town. And that 25 mile trip took 5 hrs! It was a pickup truck with a bench over each back wheel & it only went when there's enough passengers to resemble a sardine can. The driver was super nice & as it turned out, packed us in extra, extra tight in the beginning & then drove us all the way to our destination rather than only half way, like he was supposed to, & let us wait again to fill up a different truck. Actual drive time was 1.5hrs.

While selling the bananas, I met this Japanese girl who was really thinkin' & arranged with me & a Canadian girl to all travel out of town at the same time... so we'd be partially on our way to filling up the truck. Once the truck got going we were laughing about Thai music, actually, complimenting it & they made me hum this song I really like... well, next thing I know the rest of the truck is starting to SING this song. And the whole truck is laughing!

And as the further we go, the more people get off. There's this old lady sitting next to me & every time we stop & then start, she slides down the bench... like she's going to slide right out of the truck (the back's open). So I hold her arm every time we take off. Not making a show, more a girl scout type thing. Well, the other girls & I are pretty sure she invited me to her house... but then I'd have needed to wait to fill up that damn truck again!